Birmingham News

The most noticeable difference is the coaches. Yes, both Nick Saban and Les Miles have won national championships, and, sure, they have almost identical records against ranked opponents, but that is where the similarities end.

Saban has all the charm of J. Edgar Hoover, and he runs practice the way the East Germans used to run training camp for the Stasi. He is a task master, detail-oriented in the extreme. Perfection is his closest friend. Even if you're having a casual cup of coffee with him, it always seems as if you aren't sipping it to his exacting standards. This is not someone for whom chitchat comes easy. He is called "distant" by those who like him, and far worse by those who don't.

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